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History of Connemara, by Michael Gibbons

"An Clochán or Clifden, founded by John D'Arcy (1785-1839) was one of the last towns to be built in Ireland. D'Arcy's vision was to create a thriving commercial centre in a resource-rich, but poverty stricken region..."

Extracts from "The Way It Was" by Paul Gannon

"It was very easy to run a pub in 1947. The whole scene was very uncomplicated and relaxed. I could close up the pub at the blink of an eye, any time of any day during the week, if I so desired, without fear of criticism from the general public..."

History of Ballyconneely, from the earliest settlers to the present day, by Joe Joyce

"Its name translates from the Irish as Conneelys Village, and is based on the old civil parish of Ballindoon which in turn was named from the old fort or cashel on Doon Hill built by the McGeogegan family to celebrate the restoration of free trade in the late eighteenth century.

The Clifden Workhouse in 1847, by Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill

A description of conditions in the Clifden Workhouse on Christmas Day 1847, taken from a report by John Deane, Poor Law Inspector for the Clifden Union, to the Relief Commission dated 25th December, 1847 and reproduced in Connemara's own Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill's book "Patient Endurance: The Great Famine In Connemara."